Keke Palmer is celebrating her son Leo as he prepares to turn three.
On Saturday, the actress threw a racecar-themed party ahead of the little one’s Feb. 25 birthday.
Taking to Instagram the following day, she shared a carousel of photos, giving fans a glimpse inside the festivities.
In one snapshot, she held Leo close as they blew out the candles on his racetrack-inspired cake, decorated with miniature “Cars” characters and a bold number three. Other photos captured guests in attendance, including Skai Jackson and her son, Kasai, along with Raven-Symoné.
Reflecting on the day, Palmer wrote, “My baby turns THREE this month, my goodness time flies!” Palmer wrote. “We celebrated his birthday yesterday, and I can’t tell you enough how grateful I am to all that showed up. I have the best community in the world! When you are this rich in community you could never be broke, these are the things money can not buy.”
She continued, “If I could share anything with the world it would be this, the joy we captured is a shield against all the things we can not control. (@_ian_evans you killed it with them line dances OMG!)”
The entertainer ended her post with a direct note to her son: “Happy Birthday my dear son, you have changed my life. For the better!”
Leo, whose full name is Leodis Andrellton Jackson, was born in 2023 to Palmer and her former partner, Darius Daulton. The two are no longer together, but continue to co-parent.
Palmer previously spoke about their dynamic during a Nov. 19, 2024 appearance on CBS Mornings, where she shared that she is grateful they have “been able to coexist in this way and show up for our son, and just be in a different place. It’s a real blessing.”